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Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Harvest Moon... SO DON"T ASK
Chapter 1: A memory recall.
Grade: PG, light language. If you know some German you're ahead of the game (so to speak).
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This is my first Harvest Moon fic .It's a Back to Nature fic. Events have been fabricated, added/removed. I guess this is the power of an author, huh?
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Prologue
I sat up in my bed. Looking at the clock I saw it was two in the morning. My dog resting at the side of my bed was asleep but still aware of his surroundings. A cold sweat ran down my face… It happened again… That same nightmare of what my life used to be. I picked up my journal and began to read the events that led me here…
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CHAPTER 1: Memory Recall
Part: 1
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It was at least a week ago. I received a letter from a Mayor of Mineral Town…
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"Who's there?" my mom yelled from the kitchen rather than looking to see who it was.
"The armed intruder who seems to live here." I replied in my usual fashion.
Completely disregarding my mother long speech about how the summer is approaching and what I'm going to do, I picked up the mail and began to shuffle through the various amounts of junk and bills. I came across a letter addressed to me. This was the first letter I got since the divorce of my parents.
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"What are we going to do?"
"I don't care. You're such an annoyance!"
"Well why don't you just leave then!? IF you can't stand living with me! Just go and never come back!"
"Well then I guess I'll be seeing you in hell!"
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I opened the letter with much zeal only to find out that it was a letter and my grandfather's death certificate. My heart fell six stories through the ground. I remembered my days at his farm. The warmth of the sun, helping him feed the chickens, and the nice people. I wish I could have gone back before my father left ten years ago…
"Rune? Rune? Rune aren't you listening?! Hey get your mind out of the gutter!" Mother yelled at me before she looked at the saddened expression on my face. "What's the matter, honey?"
"Grandpa died…" that was the only word I could get out in between the feelings of anger and sadness.
"You know even though you hardly saw him, Kalance loved you..."
"Yeah, I know… huh? What's this?" I said out loud while opening the letter…"
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Dear relative of Kalance Ruroni,
It is my deepest regret to inform you that Kalance has died. The only thing he left to your family is the Ruroni Ranch.
If nobody shows up to claim the Land deed to the ranch them I, Mayor Thomas, will have to put it up for auction and sell it to the highest bidder.
Kalance has asked that you send his grandson to Mineral Town to cover the paperwork.
Sincerely
Mayor Thomas of Mineral Town.
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"What is it?" my mother asked with much eagerness.
"I have to go to Mineral Town and cover the papers of grandpa's old farm."
"You better get packing then." She said with a sly look on her face.
"You letting me go?" I looked at me mom's face and saw that she wasn't feeding my crap. I gave her a hug, packed my thing, and left that next morning.
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Part 2: Docking at Mineral Town.
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The time came and I left my house with nothing but my suitcase full of clothing, the letter I received from the mayor, 500G, and a gift from my little sister.
The dock was filled with the usual type of people you would normally see at a dock. I sat down at a small little shack and opened my little sister present. She gave me a sword… or what was a piece of it anyway. A katana like sword that had a groove in it. So that something could have fit in its blade. I looked at the clock and saw that I had about an hour before the boat left, so I decided to indulge myself me a little treat.
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"Hello?" I said while looking around the inside of the snack bar to find some trace of a human.
"What will you have, sir?" A man replied as he popped up from behind the counter.
"You startled me…" I mumbled as I assessed my server. He was a dark skinned man wearing a purple turban type hat.
"Well sir?" He retorted as he gave me a coy look.
"Oh I'll have a hot dog I guess…" I said as I tried to analyze his coy look
"That will be 50G. And may I ask where you're going?" He queried.
"Some place called Mineral Town…Thanks." I answered while taking a bite out of the hot dog.
"I go there every summer. May I ask your name sir?" He again inquired about my personal life.
"Rune…" was the only thing I said as I started to get the feeling that I was a target of a mugging or something.
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I paid the snack employee and left to the area where my boat should be coming in later. I noticed a bunch of people were arranged in a circle around something so I went over to look. I found my way to the front of the group to find that a stray dog was taking on the dock owner's pet dog. The stray seemed to be a white snow wolf. After watching a few minuets of this pointless fight I stepped in to protect the stray from the other dog. The dock owner's dog jumped into the air and drew its claw back to strike. Instinctively I drew my half katana and stabbed the dock owner's dog in the paw. I picked up the weak stray and got onto the boat to Mineral Town which surprisingly was early.
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Chapter 1: Memory Recall
Part 3: Enter the Mineral Town.
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After the hour boat ride through the fog to the town I was greeted by a small man wearing a red suit and cap. We walked from the dock to the farm where I found out the reason I was called here.
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"You want me to do what?!" I questioned while slamming my hands on the dusty table.
"I want you to take over the Ruroni Ranch. So we don't have to auction it off." Mayor Thomas stated a lot more bluntly than he had to.
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I took the job as restorer of Ruroni Ranch. The Mayor said I have three years to restore the ranch and makes friends. If this was accomplished the Ranch is mine, but if I fail then the Ranch belongs to the auction company.
It was late and I decided to go to bed…
That night I had a dream of what happened the night my father left and never came back…
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Well now wasn't that a trip down memory lane. ^_^ It seems Farm life has just begun for our young hero. What awaits him the next day when he goes out to meet the town's people. Wait and see…
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